purtenance

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noun

possession (something that belongs to someone)

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Meanings

nounpurtenance (plural purtenances)

plural purtenances

  1. obsoletepossession (something that belongs to someone)

    1370-90, William Langland, Piers Plowman The purtenaunces of purgatory.

  2. obsoleteThe heart, liver, and lungs of an animal.

    Roast [it] with fire, his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 12:9

Origin

Clipping of appurtenance.

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APA

purtenance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purtenance

MLA

“purtenance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purtenance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purtenance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purtenance.

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